Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center

מרכז קהילתי ע"ש הרב יעקב ברמן

Parashat Vayigash 5776 פרשת ויגש תשע"ו

 

Candle Lighting: Friday, December 18 16:17

Havdala: Saturday, December 19 17:19

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kiddush on Shabbat is jointly sponsored by the following members marking Yahrtzeits of their loved ones in the month of Tevet:

Phil Bloom, in memory of his father, Meir ben Eliyahu and Sara
Gabriela Cohen, in memory of her father, Yaakov ben Dov
Helen Cohen, in memory of her mother, Mindle bat Avraham, and her brother, Shlomo Mendel ben Naftali
Aryeh Frimer, in memory of his father, Harav Nachman ben R' Yissachar Dov Frimer
Diane Gordon, in memory of her father, Itzhak Ephraim ben Pinchas
Rhea Israel, in memory of her father, Mordechai ben harav Simcha Mandelbaum
Jenny Kartin, in memory of her father, Yeshayahu ben Moshe Hillel 
Yehezkiel Kartin, in memory of his mother, Tova (nee Bendel) bat Yehezkiel Kartin, in memory of his uncle Dov Bendel, and in memory of his uncle David Kartin who perished in the holocaust.
Jerry Kriger, in memory of his father, Asher ben Yaakov Meir
Harry Langbeheim, in memory of his mother, Chulda bat Yaakov Yehoshua and Rachel
Yekutiel Mansdorf, in memory of his father, Yehuda Aryeh ben Yekutiel Hacohen
Mishael Mishael, in memory of his father, Eliyahu ben Batya
Bob Naimark, in memory of his mother, Ethel bat Yehoshua Zvi
Jonathan Nehrer, in memory of his father, Aaron ben Yosef
Ruth Rechtschaffen, in memory of her father, Eliezer Leib ben Moshe
Norma Rosenfeld, in memory of her husband, Jerry, Yehuda Baruch ben Shmuel Shlomo, and in memory of her mother, Rivka bat Menachem Mendel    
Rachel Schecter, in memory of her father, R’ Joseph ben Eliezer Zeev and Libby
Ian Taylor, in memory of his mother, Dina bat Yitzhak and Rachel
Ilona Wides, in memory of her father, Moshe Yosef ben Yitzhak
Angie Zeevi, in memory of her mother, Yetta bat Hirsh Lieb and Sara Rosen  

 

Births:

• Mazal Tov to Mrs. Libby Neiman on the birth of a great grandson, a son to Chaviva and Zev Horwitz of Brooklyn NY. Mazal Tov as well to the great-uncle and -aunt, Esther and Aryeh Frimer.
•   מזל טוב לגברת ליבי נימן על הולדת הנין, בן לחביבה וזאב הורביץ מברוקלין ניו יורק. כמו כן מזל טוב לדוד ודודה רבה אריה ואסתר פרימר.  

Bereavement and Memorial:

• We regret to announce the passing of Rahel Kanner z”l, the mother of our member Dov Kanner. The funeral took place on Sunday 13.12, at the Eretz Ha’chaim cemetery in Beit Shemesh. Dov will be sitting shiva in his home, 41 Ha’shomrim, until Sunday morning Dec 20th. He can be reached at 054-227-4000. Davening times are: Shacharit every weekday - 6:10 AM. Mincha-Ma'ariv on Thurs at 4:25 PM and 5:05 PM, respectively. Friday Mincha - 1:00 PM; Shabbat Mincha - 4:05 PM (Ma'ariv at the usual time). המקום ינחם אותו בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
   
• The Azkara marking the first Yahrtzeit of our member Jerry Rosenfeld z'l will take place on Friday morning, December 25th. at 9:00 AM, at the graveside in the Rehovot cemetery.

SHUL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND REMINDERS​

• On the eve of the tenth of Tevet (Yom Hakadish Haklali), Monday night the 21st of December at 8:00 PM, we will have a lecture in English on the topic of "How the Rabbinic Leadership Coped with Halachic Dilemmas during the Holocaust". The lecture will be given by Shaya Ben Yehuda, head of the international relations division at Yad Vashem. This lecture will examine the difficulties faced by rabbis attempting to make Halachic rulings in extreme circumstances that gave rise to unique and unprecedented questions.
   
• New shiur in English. We are pleased to announce that Eitan Ronen will be giving a new weekly shiur in English every Tuesday night from  8:30 - 9:15 PM. in the back of the shul, entitled 'Halachic issues concerning women (and men)'. The first shiur will be given on Dec. 22nd on "Who has the obligation to make kiddush, the husband or the wife?". The shiur is open to the general public.
   
• The next board meeting will take place on Wednesday December 23 at 20:00. The agenda will be posted on the live calendar. Minutes of the November 10 board meeting are available on the members only section of the Bermans site.
   
• The 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Bermans membership will be held on Motzai Shabbat Bo, January 16, 2016 at 20:00. We are looking for some new talent to join the Board. If you are interested, please contact one of the members of the Nominating Committee: Ian Taylor, Eliot Dobin or Aviva Spotts.

HOSPITALITY and CHESED

• Welcome to Tzippy and Sergio Geralnik, Yoni, 23; Joey, 22; Riki, 19; Coby, 15! The Geralnik’s moved this week from Hashmonaim. Sergio is a software developer currently working in Tel Aviv. Tzippy previously worked as a legal transcriber. Contact info:  sgeralnik@gmail.com,  tzippyg@gmail.com.  Sergio- 052-3066412, Tzippy- 052- 3066312.
   
• Welcome to Alan and Betsy Bogdansky! The Bogdansky’s made aliyah in 2013 from Silver Spring, Maryland. Alan is a non-profit administrator/lawyer and  Betsy works as a donor relations director for the Medical Education Society. Contact info: Alanb770@gmail.com, Bbogdansky@yahoo.com. Betsy -  058-627-3404, Alan - 058-617-3403.

Chesed notes (More details in website under community):

• If you need or can offer shabbat or other hospitality, please write hospitality@bermanshul.org. 
• Names and contact information for families who are new to the community (including pictures and short biographies) here.
• Policy regarding misheberachs for individuals who are ill, appears here. To submit names gabbai@bermanshul.org.
• Email us if you need confidential help finding employment; if you can help others find jobs, register here. Details here.

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